Touch Elder's FeetA Poem by Shivam MurariThe poem takes on and discusses the blind following of old traditions being considered as good and the belief that youth is spoiled.Touch Elder’s Feet
Beta, take the tea to the drawing room First comb your hair and make a respectful smile Serve the tea and touch their feet Respect your elders, that is Indian style.
Heard my mother, as I always heed Did the task, but it was a task indeed. But a question had got stuck amiss And it wouldn’t get off, until I wrote this. Is the respect in the union of our hand and their feet, Or is it in the sincere, honest and heartfelt greet?
“Youth is spoilt,” elders always complain, “This isn’t modernity,” I don’t refrain. Touching elder’s feet does no harm It has been our culture since the time of Lord Ram. But what is the meaning of the culture If there is no respect in the heart, We need to have the feeling
And not the idol on the cart! © 2013 Shivam MurariAuthor's Note
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Added on July 13, 2013Last Updated on October 26, 2013 Tags: Touch Elder's Feet, Respect, Honour, Greet, Modernity AuthorShivam MurariIndiaAboutShivam Murari is a student, currently aspiring to get into a good college. He loves to write poems, loads of them. He usually gets very random ideas, which he thinks are pretty cool, and in the proces.. more..Writing
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